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</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For the webcomics company, see <a href="Line_Webtoon" class="mw-redirect" title="Line Webtoon">Line Webtoon</a>.</div>

A line is a concept in <a href="Western_comic_book" class="mw-redirect" title="Western comic book">Western comic books</a> which denotes a specific group of publications by a publisher, sometimes taking place in a separate continuity or more loose continuity (such as <a href="Vertigo_Comics" title="Vertigo Comics">Vertigo</a> by <a href="DC_Comics" title="DC Comics">DC Comics</a>) or exploring a kind of subject matter or genre which the publisher does not want to involve in their main franchise or so called "universe".<a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a>

Often lines which explore more "realistic" or "dark" subject matters are published under a companies sub <a href="Imprint_(trade_name)" title="Imprint (trade name)">imprints</a> (such as <a href="Ultimate_Marvel" title="Ultimate Marvel">Ultimate Marvel</a> or <a href="MAX_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="MAX (comics)">MAX</a> by <a href="Marvel_Comics" title="Marvel Comics">Marvel Comics</a>) to distinguish it from their main superhero lines. Sometimes a line can be published under an imprint but not always be part of a larger continuity within their imprint (such as <a href="The_Punisher_(MAX_line)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Punisher (MAX line)">The Punisher MAX line</a> which is not in continuity with most other Marvel Max titles). A line can consist of several different titles, ongoing series, limited series, one-shots, annuals, specials or trades and be by many different artists but are <a href="Advertised" class="mw-redirect" title="Advertised">advertised</a> and <a href="Marketed" class="mw-redirect" title="Marketed">marketed</a> as part of the line.<a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a> So called crossover events are often followed by a line of tie-in comics to the event miniseries from other unrelated titles to connect them.

<a href="Dark_Horse_Comics" title="Dark Horse Comics">Dark Horse Comics</a> has several lines which focuses on their licensed film properties such as <a href="Alien_(franchise)" title="Alien (franchise)">Alien</a>, <a href="Predator_(franchise)" title="Predator (franchise)">Predator</a> and <a href="Star_Wars" title="Star Wars">Star Wars</a>. The <a href="Aliens_(Dark_Horse_Comics_line)" title="Aliens (Dark Horse Comics line)">Aliens line</a> consists only of limited series, one-shots and graphic novels due to the publisher's wish to allow artistic freedom. Dark Horse's <a href="Star_Wars_(Dark_Horse_Comics_line)" class="mw-redirect" title="Star Wars (Dark Horse Comics line)">Star Wars line</a> was ended in 2014 due to Disney moving their <a href="Star_Wars_comics" title="Star Wars comics">Star Wars comics</a> to Marvel.<a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a> Dark Horse also publishes a line of comics which are creator owned but are connected through common oversight by editor <a href="Karen_Berger" title="Karen Berger">Karen Berger</a>.<a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a><a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a><a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a><a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a><a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a><a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a> Most companies have several simultaneously running lines.<a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a><a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a><a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a><a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a><a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a>

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</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.cbr.com/dc-comics-dark-matter-line-details/">"Full Details of DC's New Dark Matter Line"</a>. CBR. 20 April 2017.</cite>

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<li id="cite_note-2"><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a> <cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.howtolovecomics.com/2016/10/25/resurrxion/">"Your Guide To ResurrXion - Marvel's New Line Of X-Men and Inhuman Comics"</a>. howtolovecomics.com. 25 October 2016.</cite>

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<li id="cite_note-3"><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a> <cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140519033337/http://www.newsarama.com/21137-dark-horse-s-star-wars-line-to-end-august-2014.html">"Dark Horse's STAR WARS Line To End August 2014 (Sort of)"</a>. Newsarama. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newsarama.com/21137-dark-horse-s-star-wars-line-to-end-august-2014.html">the original</a> on May 19, 2014.</cite>

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<li id="cite_note-4"><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a> <cite id="CITEREFWhitbrook" class="citation web cs1">Whitbrook, James. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gizmodo.com/the-greatest-dark-horse-star-wars-comics-to-buy-before-1670419639">"The Greatest Dark Horse Star Wars Comics To Buy Before They're Gone"</a>. Gizmodo.</cite>

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<li id="cite_note-5"><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a> <cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.darkhorse.com/Blog/2471/dark-horse-comics-announces-line-comics-and-graphi">"Dark Horse Comics Announces a Line of Comics and Graphic Novels with Legendary Editor Karen Berger"</a>. www.darkhorse.com.</cite>

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<li id="cite_note-6"><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a> <cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.denofgeek.com/us/go/263977">"Dark Matter Is DC's New Artist-Centric Comic Book Line"</a>. Den of Geek.</cite>

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<li id="cite_note-7"><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a> <cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ew.com/books/2017/04/20/dc-comics-superstars-unite-for-new-dark-matter-line/">"DC Comics Superstars Unite For New 'Dark Matter' Line"</a>. EW.com.</cite>

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<li id="cite_note-8"><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a> <cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150208074024/http://www.newsarama.com/23460-dc-comics-new-line-a-first-glance.html">"DC Comics' NEW LINE - Out of the Box Impressions"</a>. Newsarama. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newsarama.com/23460-dc-comics-new-line-a-first-glance.html">the original</a> on February 8, 2015.</cite>

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<li id="cite_note-9"><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a> <cite id="CITEREFDevoe2015" class="citation web cs1">Devoe, Noelle (23 April 2015). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/movies-tv/news/a30291/dc-comics-launching-comic-book-line-for-girls/">"FINALLY! DC Comics Is Launching A Comic Book Line For Girls"</a>. Seventeen.</cite>

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<li id="cite_note-10"><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a> <cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.cbr.com/dc-announces-full-rebirth-line-twice-monthly-books-lowered-price-point/">"DC Announces Full "Rebirth" Line, Twice-Monthly Books, Lowered Price Point"</a>. CBR. 18 February 2016.</cite>

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<li id="cite_note-11"><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a> <cite id="CITEREFLamar" class="citation web cs1">Lamar, Cyriaque. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://io9.gizmodo.com/why-is-dc-comics-canceling-and-restarting-all-its-super-5811314">"Why is DC Comics canceling and restarting all its superhero lines?"</a>. io9.</cite>

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<li id="cite_note-12"><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a> <cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/58710-dark-horse-originals-line-bends-the-rules.html">"Dark Horse Originals Line Bends the Rules"</a>.</cite>

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<li id="cite_note-13"><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a> <cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://techcrunch.com/2012/03/11/marvel-augmented-reality/">"Marvel and Aurasma Show Off New Line Of Augmented Reality Comics"</a>. techcrunch.com.</cite>

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<li id="cite_note-14"><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a> <cite id="CITEREFCapps2014" class="citation web cs1">Capps, Kriston (3 November 2014). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/11/escape-claws-why-wolverine-had-to-die-for-the-sake-of-marvel-comics/382291/">"Escape Claws: Why Wolverine Had to Die for the Sake of Marvel Comics"</a>. The Atlantic.</cite>

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<li id="cite_note-15"><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a> <cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130705061206/http://www.newsarama.com/15662-leaving-an-imprint-10-defunct-marvel-publishing-lines.html">"13 Defunct MARVEL Publishing Lines"</a>. Newsarama. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newsarama.com/15662-leaving-an-imprint-10-defunct-marvel-publishing-lines.html">the original</a> on July 5, 2013.</cite>

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